I love the spelling bee even though this bitch can’t spell worth a dam…umm, damn.

I love that the young people involved have worked hard to learn the inner workings of words.

I love that they are able to share the event with their families.

And I love that The Bee focuses attention on young people competing with their mind.

In a world that too often focuses attention on unreal reality shows and celebrities gone wild, it is downright refreshing to see young spellers signing autographs and enjoying the limelight.

‘Twas hard to watch the disappointment of the those who did not win, but a bitch suspects they will ultimately be proud of what they accomplished and that a few of them will come back next year hungry to win.

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Came upon it through random surfing just as the finals began. Could NOT turn away... the Dearly Beloved and I starting closing our eyes and pre-spelling to see how we'd do. I think I got two right (menhir and maecenas) - the rest I was beyond lost. Talk about your thrill of victory/agony of defeat!

No doubt, Shark Fu. I LOVE watching the bee each year. A girl from my town made it to the national bee this year but fell short of the semifinals. And Kavya, the girl who won? Yikes, she's scary good. The kid who finished second was a great speller, but there was just no way he was going to get past her.

The funny thing was that when I was in 3rd grade way back in the early 80s, when teachers would try to motivate me to spell better I would just say that computers would take care of that. They scoffed at the idea, for back then the personal computer was very expensive and rather primitive.